Expansion port converter for notebook personal computer

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left side, top perspective view of an expansion port converter for notebook personal computer showing our new design in an operative position with a notebook personal computer and an expansion base being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, left side, top perspective view thereof with a notebook personal computer being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, left side, top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5159533 October 27, 1992 Kuang
5182698 January 26, 1993 Kobayashi et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
728519 April 1988 JPX
754221 February 1989 JPX
Other references
  • Serial/Parallel Aclapter from IBM, Oct. 1986.
Patent History
Patent number: D366470
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 23, 1996
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: John E. Youens (Tomball, TX), Christopher M. Paddon (Santa Cruz, CA)
Primary Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Attorney: L. Jon Lindsay
Application Number: 0/16,941
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/107